🌱 Patch AM: Want to sit in the ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ living room yourself?

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In today's newsletter:

• Want to sit in the ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ living room yourself?

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.
• Sunday: Snow and flurries, up to 1", temps: high: 31, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Partly sunny, windy and cold, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame celebrate 30 years of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' (liherald.com) — Fans from Merrick are heading to Stony Brook to explore the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame’s painstakingly reconstructed “Everybody Loves Raymond” set, whose exterior shots were filmed in Merrick. The immersive exhibit lets visitors sit on the Barones’ couch, examine familiar kitchen details, and browse costumes, props, and behind-the-scenes photos, celebrating how the Lynbrook-based sitcom reflected everyday South Shore family life.
   

📸 Around Merrick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrick

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 36 Taylor Ave, East Meadow
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Family Movie
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  2:00 pm
• Symphonic Pops of Long Island in Concert
  Levittown Hall , 201 Levittown Pkwy , Hicksville
  2:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Boys Varsity Swim Meet vs. Carle Place HS/ Locust Valley HS/ Glen Cove HS
  Roosevelt UFSD , 201 President St , Hempstead
  5:00 pm
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Oceanside High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm
• Roosevelt Middle School Winter Concert
  Roosevelt UFSD , 335 E Clinton Ave , Roosevelt
  5:00 pm
• Washington Rose Winter Concert
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2 Rose Ave , Roosevelt
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Freeport High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm
• Boys & Girls Varsity Track Meet
  Roosevelt UFSD , 275 Wolf Hill Rd , HUNTINGTN STA
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Boys Varsity Swim Meet vs. Westbury High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 201 President St , Hempstead
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Lunch with Santa at Riko's Merrick
  Riko's Pizza , 68 Merrick Ave , Merrick
  12:00 pm
• College Readiness: Teen Summer Opportunities Fair
  Queens Public Library at Central , 89-11 Merrick Blvd , Jamaica
  12:00 pm
• Men's Breakfast - Winter
  150 Pittsburgh Ave , Massapequa
  2:00 pm
• Magical Snowfall
  Pinot's Palette , 2557 Hempstead Tpke , East Meadow
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member - OVERNIGHT in Baldwin. Apply here.
• Dave & Buster's posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Massapequa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeport

• Toys of Hope Parade draws hundreds of families to Uniondale, Freeport and Roosevelt school districts (liherald.com)
• Dozens of boats and a 40-foot tree light up Freeport's holiday parade (liherald.com)
• Teachers rally after transfer of union president sparks controversy (liherald.com)

Roosevelt

• Last-Minute Gift Ideas That Still Feel Thoughtful (rooseveltislanddaily.news)

Wantagh

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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